Plants & Plant Parts for Perfumery, Pharmacy, or Insecticides (NESOI)

Botanical raw materials classified here — including mint leaves, psyllium seed husks, basil, sage, and single-species herbal teas — serve the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, fragrance, and natural pest-control industries. The US schedule is unusually granular: twelve 10-digit lines distinguish mint by processing state (crude, cut/crushed/powdered, or formulated as herbal infusions), separate psyllium husks destined for medicament use (1211908920), and carve out basil (1211908940) and sage (1211908950) as standalone lines. India and Mexico are the leading suppliers, with Germany, Egypt, and China also prominent sources. FDA oversight applies at entry for botanicals intended for food, dietary supplement, or drug use, and misclassification between a crude plant material and a prepared extract can shift the applicable duty line significantly.